In The Region

January 13, 1986|The Morning Call

A total of 293,300 people in the Allentown-Bethlehem metropolitan area were employed during the three-month period ending in November. Increasing at the slowest rate of the season, total employment was up 9,000 in October and 4,300 in November, according to a Morning Call market research study.

Based on Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment Security statistics, the report showed an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent for September-November, down 1.7 percentage points from October 1984 and down .6 of a percentage point from November 1984. Total persons employed in retail trade were 46,900 for the three-month period, up 2,500 from October a year ago and up 2,200 from November a year ago.

Average weekly earnings for all manufacturing industries during the period were $402.25, the report shows, with year-to-year increases of $13.47 in October and $8.33 in November.

The year-to-year change in retail trade employment and manufacturing workers' earnings continues to increase at a slow pace, the newspaper reports.

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American Electronic Laboratories Inc. of Lansdale reports it recently was awarded a $15.9-million production contract by the Naval Avionics Center in Indianapolis for 34 high-power microwave amplifier systems (HPMAS).

According to the firm, it previously was awarded a contract to develop, design and manufacture the HPMAS prototype, which provides continuous waves power over a broad range of microwave frequencies. The units will be used as training devices for shipboard and airborne personnel.

The company also reports a $9.2-million contract for amplifiers has been awarded by a foreign government to the its subsidiary, AEL Industries Inc. of Lansdale. AEL Industries designs and manufactures electronic systems and equipment, such as countermeasures, surveillance, radars and communications systems.

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Commercial Color Services of Allentown has introduced Type-R photographic print services, reports the Stemrich & Associates advertising agency, Allentown. Specializing in custom photography for industrial and corporate clients, the company now can produce color prints directly from slides without the use of internegative film.

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James J. Palmeri, president of Palmeri Motorcoach Corp. of Martins Creek, has announced the purchase of Trans Travel and Tours, 106 S. Main St., Nazareth. The agency will continue under the management of Beverly Kittek.

According to Palmeri, Trans Travel and Tours will be open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

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Mortgage Processing Services Inc. of 701-703 Hamilton Mall, Allentown, announces its opening activities will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 30. According to President Nancy C. Katchur, the firm will assist the real estate industry and its lenders by acting as a liaison throughout the mortgage application process.